Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-02-17

was passed granting the rtEht OF way through
the Indian Territory 70 the Chicago, Kansas
Nebraska Railway company.
Tho speaker laid before the house a
message from the president returning with.
out his approval, a bin granting a pension
TO Cuth bert Stone. In bio message the
president states;
The army tecordB show that the claimant
spent most OF his term OF enlistment In deser-
ton or imprisonment for desertion. Thus is
exhibited the long and faithful service and high
character OF the claimant mentioned by the
committee as emitting him 70 consideration. I
withhold my assent from the bill because, IL the
facts before me are true. the allowance Of this
claim would be trayesty on our whole scheme Of
PENSIONS and an insclt TO every decent veteran
soldier.
The president also sent In messages Veto
ing bills granting pensions to Franklin
Sweet Jesse Campbell, r K Bennett, Cath
etfne Stfler and James r Baylor. on the
ground, principally, that their claims are
still pending in the pension bureau.
SENATE.
Dolph, from the committee on commerce, re-
ported bill to create port OF entrance at
Port Angeles, in the district of Puget Sound,
Washington Territory. Mr. Morrill, intro
duced Joint resolu don for the preservation
OF officiai documents and other historical
documents on file In the legations and con-
sulates of the United States requiring the
papers ca any subjects that have been
finally determined to be sent to the state
department for fling aud preservationl He
asked that Il lie on the table. The following
house bills on the calendar passed:
To prevent any officer agent CT servant OF the
government contracting Of hiring out the labor
Of prisoners: to amend the statutes in relation
goods
The senate bill for securing statistics OF
the extent and value of the vessel fisheries
OF the United States was passed The house
bill relating to the importing and landing Of
mackerel during the spawning season was
taken up. During tbs discussion Mr. Ed
munds presented a report from the cornmis-
sion OF fisheries as 70 the complaints from
owners OF vessels Of Ill treatment on the
canadian coast On molten of Mr. Hoar an
was adopted postponing the pc
Rod when the bill is to take effect from
March i, 1887, 20 March 1, 1883. Without
t'sposing OF the bill the senate adjourned.
PROGRESS IN TIE HOUSE
Mr. Cox a. " from the committee ON
civil service reform reported bill fixing the
salaries of the civil service commissioners at
s., 900 per annum A senate bill was passed
yranting certain seal rocks to the city of
san Francisco In trust for the United States
Mr.. James. from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, reported bill for the
ssue or subsidiary silver coin The bill re-
atng 70 the compensation of United States
attorneys. marshals and commissioners was
discussed without action. Ut abolishes the
ZEE system, and substitutes the salary system
4 Compensatory The house went into
OF the whole on the senate bill TO
ndemnify Certain sabjeets OF the Chinese
empire Tor loss sustained by the violence OF
: mob at Rock Springs, Wyo., on Sept 2,
1855. Mr. Belmont dwelt uron the neces-
;ity OF the United States government grant.
ing indemnity 10 the losses inflicted, and
commended the action of the Chinese au
thoriIies since this occurrence Mr. Morrow
inquired whether IL was the parpose of the
committee. in case this bill was passed, 70
,<H mp to-day the bill restricting Chinese
immigration Mr. Belmont replied in the
negative.
The Chinese government did not desire TO en-
oalrass the relations between the two nations by
disposition 70 modify the treaty so to bring
lDout results very much more effective than
,ould be secured by LEGISLATION With this as
.urznce the committee did not intend to bring
1p the matter to-day.
The respective merits of the senate bill
which provides for the ascertainment of the
losses incurred, and the house bill which
makes direct appropriation of SI47, 74S,
were discussed The house bill was substi-
5uted for the senate btlI-101 10 6S-and
passed The senate bill prohibiting the inn
portation OF opium into the United States by
any subject of the emperor of China passed
The bill TO carry into effect the international
OF March 4. 1854, for the protec-
ion OF submarine cables passed Mr. Nc
Creary called up the bill authorizing the
to arrange for conference for the
purpose Of promoting arbitration and en-
reciprocal relations between the
United States and Mexico, Central and South
America and Brazil Without action, the
house took a recess till $780, the evening
session 70 be for the delivery OF eulogies
When the house reassembled resolutions
were adopted on the death of Messra Arnott
Beach and Dowdney, all Of New York, and
sulogfes spoken
The session OF the senate was devoted
to the delivery OF memorial addresses on
The late senator Logan. Theeulogists were
Senator's Collom, Morgan, Edmunds, Man
iuson. Allison, Spooner, Frye and SSbin.
HOUSE
The house received from the
senate the senate bill to encourage
the manufacture OF steel for modern naval
ordnance and other naval purposes,
and to provide heavy ordnance adapt
ed TO modern naval warfare. Mr.
Reed asked immediate consideration Of
the bill, but Mr.. Holman objected. After a
long discussion the bill was referred to the
tOtliiuitOec On hppfOpflaLlODb. Inc speaker
laid before the house the senate bill provid-
ing for the manufacture OF ordinance for
army purposes, and making appropria.
tions Tor coast deienses. This was likewise
referred to the committee on appropria-
ti0ns. Eulogies were pronounced upon the
late Representative Price OF Wisconsin.
sESATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb 10-The presiding
officer presented resolutions of joint con-
gention OF the house Of the general assembly
II Indiana Republican members) protesting
against the validity OF the election of David
rurpis as United States senator Referred
10 the committee on privileges and electionA
Also message from the house OF repre-
sentatives. with q substitute, for the senate !
Chinese indemnity bill Mr. Edmunds said
hat the two bills amounted to the same
purpose. except that perhaps the house sub
'titute did IL in n more simple way. He
moved that the substitute be concurred in.
agreed to- The bill to establish sub
treasury at Louisville was reported ad-
fersely. Bills introduced:
By Mr.. Cull0an, 10 amend the Revised Ststutes
N that no person shall be debarred from receiy-
ng patent for his invention or discovery, nor |
ny patent be declsred invalid by reason a it's |
iaying been first patented in foreign country, |
Unless the same has been introduced into pub
ic use In the United States for more than two |
Tears prior to the application By Mr.. Sabin, |
authorizing the secretary Of the interior to per-
nit persons who are engaged In cutting logs on |
Ima1 streams that flow through Indian reserva-
ions TO make such necessary improvements in
clearing out rocks or building dams may be |
equired to float the logs through rapids or shall
ow places.
The house bill to provide for the location |
Ind erection of a branch home for disabled |
volunteer soldiers west OF the Rocky Noun
aims tappropriating 800 .000) was amended |
~ the adoption of substitute appropriating
$4,000. and providing for ten instead OF
nine managers, one of them to be resident |
y state or territory west of the Rocky |
Mountains, and appointing James A. Way
nier OF San Francisco TO serve as manager
up 70 April. 1892. The bill as thus amend
ID was passed, and a conference asked The
house bill relating to the importing and
anding of mackerel caught during the
conference was ordered The Eads Tenaun-
Iepec bill was considered
THE LOWER HOUSE
Mr. Merriman (N. ~ was appointed
member Of the committee on naval affairs
10 Ill the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Mr. Hewitt Wednesday next was set
aside for the delivery Of erlogies upon the
late Senator Logan The speaker announced
the appointment of Mr. Hammond as one OF
he conferrees upon the anti Mormon bill, in
place of Mr. Tucker, who has been called
away on account OF the death Of his daugh-
Ter at Natchez, Miss The consular and DIP
lomatic appropriation bill was considered
Mr.. Allen, Democratic member from Mis-
sisstppi, mildly criticised the Democrats for
making larger appropriations for Democrats